Sana'a: The second capacity-building training forum concluded today in Sana'a. It was organized by the Skills Development Fund in cooperation with the Administrative Sciences Development Center.
According to Yemen News Agency, over the course of two weeks, the forum targeted the development of the capacities of more than 4,500 male and female participants representing 74 institutions from the public, private, and mixed sectors contributing to the fund, in addition to a number of secondary school and university graduates. The training covered areas including sales and customer service, as well as leadership and management programs, within the framework of efforts aimed at developing human resources and enhancing labor market efficiency.
The Executive Director of the Fund, Ali al-Qasimi, explained that the forum witnessed strong engagement from participants representing various entities, along with a rise in applications for enrollment in the training programs, which led to an increase in the number of beneficiaries, especially after the fund made the programs available to dozens of non-contributing ministries and government agencies. He affirmed that the forum achieved its objectives, foremost among them developing the skills of the Yemeni workforce, spreading awareness about the importance of training, and establishing a training culture among employees as well as employers and contributing entities by encouraging them to enroll their staff in the training programs.
Al-Qasimi noted that the training program comes within the framework of the fund's vision and mission, which seeks to transfer expertise and knowledge to trainees representing various governmental and private entities. He stressed that the fund is not merely a body financing training, but rather a strategic partner in raising workforce efficiency. He also confirmed the fund's readiness to meet the training needs of all institutions in a manner that enhances employee efficiency, improves the overall performance of companies and institutions, and bridges skill gaps to keep pace with changes in the labor market.
Meanwhile, Amal Saleh, representative of the Administrative Sciences Development Center, stated that the center, in cooperation with the fund, designed an evaluation system through which the extent of benefit from the training programs will be assessed, along with measuring participants' strengths, weaknesses, and training needs. In turn, the participants' speech, delivered by Ali al-Nahari, a representative of one of the private companies, expressed the extent of the benefit they gained from the training programs, which were designed to address their daily professional needs, as well as the value of learning from others' operational and administrative experiences.